Little Joe Tower
Little Joe Tower is a landmark structure in Corning, New York, United States. The tower was built in either 1912 or 1913 by Corning Glass Works. The construction came during a period of growth for the company, and the 187-foot tower was used in drawing glass for thermometer tubes.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: U.S. landmark
- Also known as: “Thermometer Tube Draw Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States Post Office and Palace Theatre.
United States Post Office
Post office
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
US Post Office-Corning is a historic post office building located at Corning in Steuben County, New York. It was built in 1908-1909 and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, James Knox Taylor. United States Post Office is situated 880 feet south of Little Joe Tower.
Palace Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: SlipperyDude, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palace Theatre is a movie theater, which is situated 900 feet southeast of Little Joe Tower.
Rockwell Museum
Museum
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The Rockwell Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate museum of American art located in the Southern Tier region of New York in downtown Corning, New York. Frommer's describes it as "one of the best-designed small museums in the Northeast." In 2015, The Rockwell Museum was named a Smithsonian Affiliate, the first in New York State outside of New York City. Rockwell Museum is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Little Joe Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gibson and Riverside.
Gibson
Hamlet
Gibson is a hamlet in Eastern Steuben County, New York, United States. The hamlet is located in the town of Corning on the north bank of the Chemung River.
Riverside
Village
Riverside is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 497 at the 2010 census. Riverside is situated in the town of Corning and is a western suburb of the city of Corning.
South Corning
Village
Photo: J. Passepartout, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Corning is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Corning had a population of 1,108. The village is in the town of the same name. South Corning is situated 2 miles southeast of Little Joe Tower.
Little Joe Tower
- Categories: building, tower, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Corning, Steuben County, Southern Tier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.14526° or 42° 8′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.05772° or 77° 3′ 28″ westHeight
197 feet (60 metres)Open location code
87J44WWR+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 799494970OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q106405816
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